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  • Saudi Government Daily Accuses U.S. Army of Harvesting Organs of Iraqis
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    In the Saudi government daily Al-Watan, a n article from Brussels written by Fakhriya Ahmad charges that, based on alleged secret European military reports, the U.S. military in Iraq is harvesting and selling human organs. The following day, the story was also published in the Iranian daily Jomhouri-ye Islami, [1] as well as the Syrian daily Teshreen. [2] The following are excerpts from the article: [3] "Secret European military intelligence reports indicate the (…)

  • Bush uses the SAME phrase Hitler used in press conference
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Jackson Thoreau
    WASHINGTON - In only his 17th press conference on Monday, Bush appeared to admit that not even the people around him are very smart, while giving another quip that didn’t make grammatical sense. "I’m going to find somebody who knows something about intelligence," Bush said, "and capable and honest and ready to do the job." On the budget, he said, "We will submit a budget that fits the times. It will provide every tool and resource to the military, will protect the (…)

  • Jan 3: Defend Democracy in Columbus, Ohio
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    UFPJ joins Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in organizing Jan. 3 Pro-Democracy/Count Every Vote Rally
    On Election Day, problems throughout Ohio were reported all day long. In the days and weeks that followed, people throughout the state continued to point to many irregularities in the presidential vote. The voting machines were susceptible to glitches, mistakes and hacking, and even the Ohio Secretary of State Blackwell (who chaired the Ohio Bush-Cheney election campaign) admitted (…)

  • Anti-War Actions in Washington, DC, January 20, 2005
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) has called for a permitted anti-war rally and march, and it has called separately for nonviolent civil disobedience die-ins to draw attention to the dead at the hands of the Bush Administration. These actions have been called for January 20, 2005. We invite the entire world to participate in these events, which have been endorsed by Unite for Peace and Justice
    DAWN has applications and has general assurances from the authorities for permits for march and (…)

  • Denver : Martin Luther King rally, Monday, January 17. Rally at 9 am, march at 10 am City Park
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    "For the sake of the hundreds of thousands trembling silently under our violence,
    I cannot be silent." Martin Luther King Jr.
    Speak Out, Bring the troops Home
    Billed as the largest Martin Luther King Jr. march in the United States, this
    annual event draws upward of 30,000 participants, gathering at City Park and
    proceeding to Civic Center Park for a rally.

  • Letter to Bush from Santa
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    A letter from Santa
    By David Martin
    G.W. Bush
    The White House
    Washington, D.C.
    Dear Georgie,
    I’m glad to hear you have been a good boy this year. I got a lot of letters from other children who said you had been naughty. They were sure you were moving back to Texas soon or someplace even hotter. But apparently they were mistaken because your address hasn’t changed.
    I see that the top thing on your Christmas list is 50,000 GI Joes. That’s a lot of soldiers, Georgie. I don’t think (…)

  • The New York Times manufactures support for the Iraq war in aftermath of Mosul bombing
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Rick Kelly
    In response to Tuesday’s attack on a US base in Mosul, the New York Times published an extraordinary front-page article yesterday, entitled “Fighting is the only option, Americans say.” The piece quoted a number of people who expressed their full support for the ongoing occupation, and presented their views as being representative of the US population as a whole.
    While the article was presented as an objective characterization of the nation’s mood following the deaths of (…)

  • US ’blocking Arab freedom report’
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    The editor of a UN survey of freedom and governance in Arab societies says the US has impeded its publication.
    Nader Fergani said the US objected to sections of the document on Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
    He said it had been threatening to cut its contribution to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
    A US spokesman denied that his country had asked for a postponement of publication. The UNDP said reports of threats to its funding were inaccurate.
    But Mr (…)

  • Democrat wins hand recount in Washington governor race
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    In what may be their last hope of reclaiming an evaporated lead in the Washington governor’s race before turning to the courts, Republicans have asked county auditors statewide to reconsider ballots that were rejected on Election Day.
    With the counting and re-counting finally exhausted Thursday, Democrat Christine Gregoire emerged as the victor by a mere 130 votes. The final tally: 1,373,171 votes for Gregoire; 1,373,041 for Republican Dino Rossi.
    But Republicans have vowed to leave no (…)

  • U.S. Army historian cites lack of Iraq post-war plan
    26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The United States invaded Iraq without a formal plan for occupying and stabilizing the country and this continues to undercut the military effort there, the Washington Post on Saturday quoted a U.S. Army historian as saying.
    The newspaper quoted Maj. Isaiah Wilson, an official historian of the Iraq campaign, as saying the overall performance of the U.S. Army in Iraq has been "mediocre" and it failed to recognize it is engaged in a "people’s war."
    As a result, the United States is (…)